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The article made reference to a 1983 US Supreme Court case Bearden v. Georgia which held that states may not imprision a person if he is legitimately unable to
by bradleyjg 13y ago
The article made reference to a 1983 US Supreme Court case Bearden v. Georgia which held that states may not imprision a person if he is legitimately unable to pay a fine or restitution.
Ref: http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/461/660/case.html http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/461/660/case.html